The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-04
The Farm.
Grange Installation.


The annual meeting of Elkton
G'.nge, Patrons of Husbandry, was
he On the 18th of last month and the
70 wing account of the interesting
crrcmony was published in the NeaOs.
TIL members of this grange have de.
rived much substantial benefit from the
organization
ihe annual meeting of the Ekton
Grnge for the installation of officers
for The ensuing year was held Thursday
Feb IL, in the Grange room in Odd
Fellows Hall The exercises were con-
durt~d by Henry N. Murrey, worthy
master of the State Grange. and the
following officers were installed: N. P
Manly, master; S. K. Blake, overseer;
Fl. p Fowler, lecturer; John Ramsey,
ste ard; L. T. R. Ward. assistant stew.
arc; VIM. G. Merry, chaplain; Lewis
T. Roberts, treasurer; W. R. Grosh,
secretary; VIM. T. Tyson, gate keeper;
Mrs. N. 2. Manly, Pomona; Mrs M.
w. 'owler, Flora; Miss NJ. A. Gilpin,
C."s; Mrs. f. E. Pennington, lady as.
sistant steward
At the conclusion of the installation
ceremonies, Master N. P. Manly took
tn chair He said that he was not
pub ic speaker and asked to be excused
from making an address but assured the
Changers that he would use his best
eudeavors to fill well the duties of the
position to which they had called him.
DR.. Thomas Welsh, of Anne Arun-
del county, lecturer Of the State Grange,
then delivered quite long address on
the aim, object and benefits of the order
of Patrons of Husbandry. The Doctor
proved himself to be an entertaining
and instructive speaker and his hits on
the representatives or delegates to the
late Farmers meeting in Baltimore were
exceedingly apt aud suggestive. DR..
Welsh was followed by past N ster Of
the State Grange, Fl. o. Devries, of
Howard county. Mr.. Devries' address
was largely an appeal for such thorough
organization on the part of farmers
through the medium of the Grange, as
that they and not the dealers and spec
uiators in the cities should put the
price on grain.
Mr. Deveries was followed by Mr.. H.
S. Couden of Perryville, Of this coun-
ty. Mr. Couden said that he did not
believe that farmers could put the
price on grain in the present plethoric
condition of the market, but thought
that great benefits could be secured to
the farmer by more equitable system
of taxation. He believed that every
man ought to be taxed for just exactly
what he was worth, that is for the prop.
erty held by him, less what he owed on
it, no matter what the property consist
ed in. If man owned 5000 farm
with a $4,000 mortgage on it he
would tax the holder of the farm on
SIS 900 and the holder of the mortgage
on $4,000 and he would have the law
so drawn that the farmer could not
agree to pay the lenders share of taxa
tion. After Mr.. Couden's remarks,
which were listened to with marked at
tention, short addresses were made by
Messrs. Kerr and Hossinger of the
Newark, Delaware, Grange.
The speaking being now concluded,
the Grange invited all present into an
adjoining room where generous COLA
ton Of ices, fruits, cakes, etc, was
served. The installation exercises and
addresses were interspersed with at.
tractive music, Miss Mary Harvey pre-
siding at the organ.
The Elkton Grange organization has
been in successful operation for twelve
years and besides comforting numberless
pecuniary benefits upon its members
has united the agricultural community
together in bonds of the closest friend
ship and affection. The membership
at this time numbers ifty-eight.
The Spring Crops.